Drivetrain noise.

[willhub]

Hi, well the drivetrain on my bike seemed abit crappy sounding today, so I cleaned it all, and it's running abit better, but when I put power down and dont just cycle steady it's like the drivetrain is making a sort of sweaky clicky ish sound, hard to explain really.

Any ideas?


Thanks
Will.

 

[MajorMantra]

Is there any play in your BB? Are your cranks properly tightened on?

Matthew

 

[willhub]

Yep my cranks and BB appear to be fine, this noise just appears to be coming from the back, maybe it's the cassette?

 

[MajorMantra]

Hanger bent? Chain rubbing on higher or slower sprocket? Just throwing ideas out there.

Matthew

 

[OLDSHUNTER]

Dry or worn jockey wheel's or slight adjustment on chain/gear alingment .Try getting some oil into center of jockey wheel's check gear mech hanger ain't loose .

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[accountantpete]

Have a check on the individual sprockets of the cassette and make sure there is no play due to wear or insufficient locking of the cassette.

 

[willhub]

Is it possible it could be the chain? I've only done 2500 or so miles on it and I clean it regular with TF2 or something and a rag, same for jockey wheels and now and again I'll take the jockey wheels off the properly clean them and the mech hanger.

 

[fossyant]

TF2............kinnell..............

Use something proper...... Finish Line Dry, Pro, and loads of proper stuff...

TF2....that's carp..... it is actually messy.........

I always grease my jockey wheels - ceramic or not..........- could be them.............

 

[willhub]

I have some Finish Line Dry, use this to clean the chain? I lube the chain with Finish Line Wet, I used TF2 to get the dirt off and my chain comes out all shiny, allthough I get like thin squares of dirt on the inside of the links and cant seem to get them off.